SB2017050917 - Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Published: May 9, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017050917
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0240)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in Microsoft scripting engines. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.